On Sunday, April 1, 2018 at 8:03:08 AM UTC+2, John B. wrote:
On Sat, 31 Mar 2018 22:52:45 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Op zondag 1 april 2018 02:43:46 UTC+2 schreef John B.:
On a bike with 700C tires I am currently running 23mm tires. Some of
the roads in Bangkok are pretty rough and my front fork could take a
25mm tire, but probably not wider, and I'm wondering whether it is
worth the effort to change from 23 to 25mm tires.

Alternately I could go a bit wider on the rear but again I'm wondering
whether that is worth while as the majority of the bumps I feel
through the front wheel and handle bars and the occasional snake bite
flat I get is always on the front.

--
Cheers,

John B.

What do you mean by is it worth while? A wider tire is proven to be better except for 20 grams in weight. Wait until your current 23 mm tires wear out and replace them by 25 mm or even 28 mm if that is possible.

Lou

Worthwhile - will the additional 2 mm of width - 23 - 25 mm provide a
smoother ride?
--
Cheers,

John B.

Yes if you inflate to 6.5 bar especially on rough tarmac.

Lou